1. An Overview of the USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) Online Sighting Report System and Lessons Learned from Mobile App Development Matt Cannister U.S. Geological Survey Southeastern Ecological Science Center September 2012 nas.er.usgs.gov

2. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) Program 75000+ occurrence records for 1000+ nonnative freshwater (mostly) species nas.er.usgs.gov

3. Publicly show 20-30 data fields Internally store 60+ data fields Collection, Site, and Source/Reference information associated with each record Occurrence Record nas.er.usgs.gov

4. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) Program 75000+ occurrence records for 1000+ nonnative freshwater (mostly) species Point & HUC distribution maps nas.er.usgs.gov

5. Point Distribution Maps

6. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) Program 75000+ occurrence records for 1000+ nonnative freshwater (mostly) species Point & HUC distribution maps Species accounts nas.er.usgs.gov

7. Fact Sheet style information including: – Image (for recognition/identification purposes) – Taxonomy – Identification – Native & Introduced Ranges – Ecology – Means of Introduction – Status – Impacts of Introduction – Remarks – References nas.er.usgs.gov Species Accounts

8. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) Program 75000+ occurrence records for 1000+ nonnative freshwater (mostly) species Point & HUC distribution maps Species accounts Alert system for new introductions – Early Detection/Rapid Response (ED/RR) aspect nas.er.usgs.gov

9. Alerts generated when a species is observed in a novel State, County, or watershed (HUC) Alerts sent out through: RSS Twitter @USGS_NAS Email State alerts Group alerts Species alerts Bonus alerts Alert System

10. nas.er.usgs.gov Alert System 1,190 alerts issued from inception through 2011 62% from personal communications includes Online Sighting Report based records 83% of Lionfish records are pers comm.

11. nas.er.usgs.gov Online Sighting Report Form

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13. Online Sighting Report Form As A Mobile App? WE HAVE THE APP Mobile App idea mentioned in August 2011 Programmers began working on Alpha version soon after (as a learning exercise) Working prototype finished in November 2011 – Fully functional, including back-end sever support …sort of nas.er.usgs.gov

14. Hurdles in Mobile App Production nas.er.usgs.gov Technological Hurdles: – None Financial Hurdles: – Nothing substantial Bureaucratic Hurdles: – Waiting on DOI to approve a Management/Review/Approval process for App Development Since November 2011

15. Questions? nas.er.usgs.gov mcannister@usgs.gov